Prodigal Juggler

 
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Prodigal Juggler

NARR: Once there was a juggler… Who had two sons…. The father had one of the best collections of juggling equipment anybody ever owned…
The older son faithfully polished his father’s props every day.

OLDER SON: I’m faithfully polishing your props, Daddy!

NARR: The younger son, however, wanted to see the world. He asked for some props of his own.

YOUNGER SON: I’ll take those. Now I’m off to see the world!

NARR: Meanwhile, the older son stayed home and faithfully polished his father’s props.

OLDER SON: I’m faithfully polishing your props, Daddy!

NARR: The younger son met a ditzy airhead.

GIRL 1: I’m a ditzy air head!

YOUNGER SON: I know!

NARR: The prodigal was so taken by her beauty he gave her a token of his affection.

YS: I’m going to give you a token of my affection.

GIRL !: A sports car!

YS: No.

GIRL !: Diamond jewelry.

YS: nope. Even better.

GIRL 1: A Malibu Barbie!!!!!!!

YS: No. A prop!

GIRL 1: He’s so dreamy!

ALL GIRLS: Screaming

NARR: Back at home, his brother faithfully polished his father’s props.

OS: I’m faithfully polishing your props, Daddy!

NARR: The younger son met another ditzy air head...

GIRL 2: I’m another ditzy air head.

NARR: And still another.

GIRL 3: And I’m still another!

Narrator: Each time he was so taken by their beauty, he gave them each a prop.

ALL GIRLS: Screaming!

NARR: Now the prodigal had no props left. He didn’t know what to do.

YS: Yes I do.

NARR: It says here you don’t.

YS: Give me that.

NARR: The handsome,

GIRLS: ooooooh

NARR: talented

GIRLS: oooooooh

NARR: charming son

GIRLS: OOOOOOOOOOH (faint)

NARR: had an idea.

YS: I’ll go to the local gym and juggle dirty sweat socks.

NARR: Meanwhile, back at home, the older son faithfully polished his father’s props.

OS: I’m faithfully polishing your props, Daddy!

FATHER: I know. All this polish makes them slippery. Watch.. No more polish!

NARR: Back at the gym…

YS: Juggling dirty sweat socks stinks. Dad my not accept me back as a son, but even his assistants get to juggle once in a while.

NARR: The prodigal headed home. And back at home.

OS: I’m faithfully polishing your props, Daddy!

FATHER: I Said no more polish!

NARR: While the prodigal was still a long way off, his father ran to him.

FATHER: son

YS: Daddy

NARR: I said ran and I mean ran. Go back and do it again.

FATHER: son

YS: Daddy

NARR: The father kissed his son lovingly.

FATHER& YS: uh, no, no way

NARR: They danced for joy... The father brought the boy home and even gave him a brand new set of props.
The older son, however, was jealous.

OS: I’m jealous. All these years I’ve faithfully polished your props while he was giving his props away to those ditzy air heads.

ALL GIRLS: Like, that would be us.

FATHER: Son,I’ve always loved you, but your brother who was lost has returned. Let’s celebrate together as a family.

NARR: And they did celebrate, because the one who was lost had returned.

ALL GIRLS: Now this skit is like totally over.


 
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